Director Claire Denis' adaptation of
Billy Budd is a so candid in the erotic presentation of the male physique that it deserves to be seen on a double bill with Derek Jarman's equally fearless — and camp — art-house classic SEBASTIANE. Denis shifts Herman Melville's original locale from the rolling decks of a 19th century warship to contemporary Djibouti, where a small squadron of French Legionnaires train under the stern command of Chief Master Sergeant Galloup (Denis Lavant). Their excruciatingly mundane daily routine — which, for lack of
anything really meaningful to do, consists of exercising, washing their clothes and ironing razor-sharp c...
Released:
2000
Rated:
NR
Length:
90 mins